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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Harrison County, Kentucky
Harrison County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Cynthiana
Year Organized: 1794
Square Miles: 310 |
Court House: 111 South Main Street
County Courthouse
Cynthiana, KY 41031-1276
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. Benjamin Harrison (1745-1808), advocate for Kentucky
statehood; framer of the Kentucky constitution; Kentucky legislator.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Harrison county was formed in 1794. It is located in the Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 540 to 1060 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 17,983 in a land area of 309.68 square
miles, an average of 58.1 people per square mile. The county seat is Cynthiana.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Pendleton County
- Northeast: Bracken County; Robertson County
- Southeast: Nicholas County; Bourbon County
- Southwest: Scott County
- Northwest: Grant County
Cities and Towns:
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- Berry |
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- Cynthiana
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Seat) |
city |
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County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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